18SEP24- 💦"More water restrictions and outages throughout 9 Provinces in the country." 🔥-
19SEP24 #Ecuador - 'The National COE declares red alert for water deficit in 15 provinces of Ecuador
Inés Manzano, head of the National COE, says that Ecuador is experiencing anomalous weather conditions. With the declaration of red alert, resources will be requested from the Ministry of Finance.-
September 19, 2024
"The National COE declares red alert for water deficit in 15 provinces of Ecuador
Inés Manzano, head of the National COE, says that Ecuador is experiencing anomalous weather conditions. With the declaration of red alert, resources will be requested from the Ministry of Finance.
The National COE meets in Quito to take measures regarding drought and forest fires in Ecuador- PhotoCapture
After the first day of nighttime blackouts, the National COE declared a red alert in 15 provinces of Ecuador, due to the water shortage, forest fires and droughts affecting the country. The measure was announced at the ECU 911 facilities in Quito, on the night of Thursday, September 19, 2024.
With Executive Decree 401, President Daniel Noboa...
18SEP24- "Hours before the national blackout scheduled for this Wednesday, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Antonio Gonçalves,
assured that this power outage will not last eight hours across the country as had been initially indicated. In an interview on Teleamazonas, the minister said that in the next few hours the electric companies will publish the specific time when the power cut will be applied,
while ensuring that the supply will not be interrupted for sensitive areas such as the operation of drinking water plants. "The power cut will last for three hours, four at most, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.," he said.He also said that "cloud bombardment has already begun" to mitigate the effects of the drought on hydroelectric generation and that the effects are expected to take effect within a week. He also said that a barge is expected to arrive in Ecuador in October, which will have the capacity to generate 200 megawatts of electricity, which will join another barge that already began ...